5th Grade Farm Trip

To the farm - Zach Driggs and Colton Strahmann enjoy the bus trip to the farm... (Photo contributed)

A 'moo-velous' place - Megan Kellen and Emma Jensen find the dairy farm a "moo-velous" place. (Photo contributed)

Hayrack ride - Damon Williams, Noah Wiltgen, Tyler Schwanz, and Teagan Ross are ready for a ride on the hayrack. (Photo contributed)

How to milk a cow - Dave Meddick explains how the cows are milked. (Photo contributed)

Dairy farm - Tayven Glienke visits with "Idaho," a dairy cow on the Fordyce Dairy Farm. (Photo contributed)

Learning about ethanol - The fifth graders donned their hard hats, goggles, and earplugs and prepared to learn about the ethanol at the Little Sioux Corn Processing Plant near Marcus. (Photo contributed)

Dangers on the farm - Paul Wilkens from Sand Seed explains the dangers of the PTO. (Photo contributed)

Friendly feeder - Trysten Frazier is pictured feeding "Taylor" the calf. (Photo contributed)

Hog farm knowledge - Sandy, from Sleezer's Hog Farm, shows Trysten Frazier, Emily Stykel, and Coriyel McCray the piglet's very sharp teeth, which need to be removed at birth. (Photo contributed)